BOOKSELLERS' PROBLEM
UNSOLD PUBLICATIONS "Every bookseller of any size has his graveyard of what he terms 'cold pig,' " said Mr. A. J. Coveney in an address to the Canterbury branch of tho New Zealand Libraries' Association. "It is not what a bookseller sells, but what he doesn't soil, that creates his biggest problems. To justify his being called a bogkseller he must of necessity keep a representative stock, knowing at the same time that quite a percentage of his stock will not find a ready sale. A few copies of an important book left over may easily absorb all the profit from those sold ''
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380915.2.90
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23143, 15 September 1938, Page 14
Word Count
104BOOKSELLERS' PROBLEM New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23143, 15 September 1938, Page 14
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in